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By Patrick Raleigh, UT On-line news editorSalt Lake City, Utah — Huntsman (the Huntsman companies) is planning an IPO (initial public offering) of common stock, which will be used to pay down debts, which currently total around $5300 million, the company announced 13 Sept. Existing shareholders are also expected to participate in the IPO said […]

By Patrick Raleigh UT On-line news editorMiddlebury, Connecticut-Crompton Corp.’s Urethanes business is raising prices for its Fomrez brand polyester polyols in North America. The increases of $0.20 to $0.25 per pound will take effect 15 Sept, the US group has announced. The increase is in response to a continuing rise in the cost of key […]

By Patrick Raleigh UT On-line news editorParis-French tyre maker Groupe Michelin is to debut a polyurethane inner support ring on its PAX runflat system. The initial application will be for a fitment on the Touring version of the 2005 Honda Odyssey minivan.Dow Chemical Co. has been developing the reaction injection moulded support ring at its […]

By Patick Raleigh, UT On-line/news editorLondon-Stepan Europe has is to increase prices for its Stepanpol range of aromatic polyester polyols by around 20 percent. The move, which follows a 10-percent hike in July, is linked to a continuing hike in diethylene glycol (DEG) prices, said Roger Stubbs, director of the group’s European Polymers operation.”With DEG […]

By Patrick Raleigh, UT On-line/news editorMidland, Michigan—Dow Chemical Co. is imposing 80-percent order control on propylene oxide and glycols in North America. The group has also announced price increases of $0.05/lb for the products in North America and Latin America, with effect from 1 Oct.”The overall supply/demand situation in propylene glycol and propylene oxide remains […]

By Patrick Raleigh, UT On-line/news editorMidland, Michgan-Dow Chemical Co. is raising prices for isocyanates and polyols with effect from 1 Oct in the US and Canada. The move, it said, is in response to rising raw material costs and a tight global supply base.All pure and polymeric MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) offerings sold into the […]

Akron, Ohio-Rubber & Plastics News will launch an email news service for Chinese rubber product manufacturers 13 Sept 2004. The entire news content in Mandarin will be sent every other week to an extensive data base of rubber industry professionals in mainland China. “We have watched the steady growth of the Chinese rubber product manufacturing […]

From Rubber & Plastics NewsShelton, Connecticut-Latex Foam International llc plans to add two fabrication facilities to bring its operation closer to its customers.The rubber latex mattress, pillow and cosmetic applicator manufacturer currently is looking at several sites in the Southeast as one location for a fabrication factory. The company, which presently operates a 19 300-sqm […]